Dear esteemed colleagues of SAFOMS.

Greetings.

It gives me great pleasure as the current President of SAFOMS to welcome you to the updated website of SAFOMS. The SAFOMS was founded on 1st October 2010 in Colombo, Srilanka by visionary Champions of Menopausal health from South Asia, spearheaded by Dr Behram Anklesaria to cater to the changing needs of women health in post reproductive age in the region. Over the past decade, under the rotating Leadership between constituent countries of South Asia, Prof Shehla Khatoon from Bangladesh, Prof Rubina Hussain from Pakistan, Prof Jaideep Malhotra from India and Dr Rohana Hathathowa from Sri Lanka have worked tirelessly for collaboration of the menopause societies.

Biennial SAFOMS Conferences held by the countries and Publication of JSAFOMS, the flagship Journal has been a prominent feature. With Pakistan taking over the president role, a well-attended, international SAFOMS Biennial event was organized on 18th -19th November 2023, in Islamabad, Pakistan followed by election of the new council. This was preceded by numerous preconference workshops held nationally in various cities of Pakistan. The World menopause Day was celebrated with great zeal in October 2023 in the region, highlighting the theme of cardiovascular disease in Menopause.

The year 2022 and 2023 highlight were the monthly international webinars on menopausal health organized by Dr Maninder Ahuja for the SAFOMS with active participation of all countries. This has continued in the current year organized by the secretary general Shiekh Zenat Nasreen and Dr Saima Zubair with a great spirit and vigor. Another planned academic endeavor is to roll out a certificate course on menopausal health by the SAFOMS in the year 2024.

We are looking forward to holding the 1st SAFOMS session at the 19th IMS World congress of Menopause at Melbourne Australia in October 2024 and meet up with you at the IMS World Congress 2024.